Your Love, O Lord, Is Eternal, Discard Not the Work of Your Hands

Charity Number: 234091 / HEART TO HEART
The Newsletter of the Sacred Heart Parish
148 Ashcroft Road, Stopsley, Luton LU2 9AY
Fr Chris Whitehouse(Parish Priest)  723099 Rev James Bannan (Deacon)
Diana Enstone (Parish Secretary) Jenny Dowsett & Sandra Dias (Pastoral area Reps)
Margaret Berry, Pat Abela (Safeguarding)
Web site: sacredheartluton.org email:
Hospital Chaplain: Fr Michael Patey 663706 Hospice: Fr Tony Brennan  502400
Sacred Heart School: 730781 Cardinal Newman School: 597125
Part of the Diocese of Northampton, Province of Westminster & Deanery of St Alban
21stSunday of the Year Psalter Week 1 27th August 2017
Saturday:
Sunday: / 6.30pm
9.00am
11.00am / Elmire & Gaston Ayasamy RIP
People of our Parish
Janet Howell RIP / First Mass of Sunday
Monday: / 10.00am / Frank Flynn RIP / St Augustine Bishop & Doctor
Tuesday: / 9.30am / Sammon Family intentions / The Passion of St John the Baptist
Wednesday / 7.30pm / Christopher Tansley RIP / St’s Margaret Clitherow, Anne Line,
& Margaret Ward, Martyrs
Thursday / 9.30am / Margaret Keefe RIP / St Aiden, missionary
Friday / 9.30am / Faye Howell RIP
Saturday / 6.30pm / Guy & Elise Celine RIP
Entrance Antiphon: / TURN YOUR EAR, O LORD & ANSWER ME. SAVE THE SERVANT WHO TRUSTS IN YOU, MY GOD. HAVE MERCY ON ME O LORD, FOR I CRY TO YOU ALL THE DAY LONG.
Psalm Response /

YOUR LOVE, O LORD, IS ETERNAL, DISCARD NOT THE WORK OF YOUR HANDS.

Gospel
Acclamation: / Alleluia, alleluia. GOD IN CHRIST WAS RECONCILING THE WORLD TO HIMSELF & HE HAS ENTRUSTED TO US THE NEWS THAT THEY ARE RECONCILED.Alleluia.
Communion Antiphon: / THE EARTH IS REPLETE WITH THE FRUITS OF YOUR WORK, O LORD; YOU BRING FORTH BREAD FROM THE EARTH & WINE TO CHEER THE HEART.

CONFESSIONS: Saturdays 10.00 – 10.25am (with exposition) & 6.00 - 6.15pm

Rosary is prayed twenty minutes before weekday Masses.

MORNING PRAYER: is prayed Monday, Tuesday, Thursday& Fridayat 8.50am.

Collection: Last week’s plate collection came to £1,132.74 Thank you.

9.00am & 11.00am

Entrance / 646 / Sing all creation
Offertory / 676 / Take my hands and make them
Recessional / 233 / Guide me O Thou great redeemer
Tuesday / 10.00am / Church cleaning (all welcome) / Church

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2018: Enrolment forms are available from the sacristy after all this weekend’s Masses. All enrolments for First Communion must be returned by Sunday 17th September.

CONFIRMATION: Enrolment forms are available from the sacristy after all this weekend’s Masses. All enrolment forms must be returned to the parish officebySunday 26th November.

THE REPOSITORY:is closeduntil Saturday 5th September.

NEW ALTAR SERVERS: Training for new servers on Saturday 23rd September, 11.00am. All welcome. Any questions, speak to Deacon Jim or call 07943634262.

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Day of Reflection on Saturday 21st October 11.00am- 3.00pm. (Please bring a packed lunch).

RIP: Please pray for Mary Ellen Ryan, service at Luton Crem, Thursday 7th September 1pm.

ROTA: If you are unable to cover the rota, please find a replacement or contact Jim by email or telephone 07943 634262. Thank you.

THANKS: to Maurice Buckley for adding metal protection to emergency doors. The painting of the hall is now complete.

ACT OF WITNESS: outside the L&D hospital Saturday 9th September 1.00-2.00pm.

There continues to be hundreds of unborn children from this area & thousands nationwide who do not come to birth. Please come to give them a voice & to pray for all those involved.

SPUC: To mark the passing of the 1967 Abortion Act, SPUC is touring the country to spread the pro- life message,1967-2017: 8.7million babies killed by abortion. There will be a meeting on Friday 8th September 11am-1pm at St Hilda’s Catholic Church, 9 Breakspear , Stevenage Herts SG2 9SQ.

WALSINGHAM PILGRIMAGE FOR THE SANCTITY OF LIFE: led by Bishop Robert Byrne CO, Sunday 17th September. Adults £15 & children & students £7. Contact Catherine 01582 581917/ 07789 243453 or

NOAH: There will not be a collection of items in August., the next collection of donations will be in September weekend of 16th &17th. Please do not bring donations before then as we have no facility to store them.

LUTON FOODBANK: thank parishioners for their generosity & support. Demand for food parcels increases during school holidays so their supplies diminish quickly. Suggested items: tinned mince beef, corned beef, stewing steak, vegetables, rice pudding, fruit, custard, soup tins packets, breakfast cereals & fruit juices. Many thanks

LEITRIM ASSOCIATION: invite you to their social evening at St. Joseph’s Parish Centre, Friday 15th September 8.00pm til late. Buffet & music by John Cahill.

RCIA COURSE: for those interested in learning/becoming Catholics,starts on Monday 2nd October 7.30pm at St. Joseph’s Parish Centre and will finish at Easter 2018.

ANNIVERSARIES: Please pray for those whose anniversaries occur at this time,

Hugh Parks 2006, Sarah Fursman 2009, Martha Dempsey 1971, Tracy Ann Wheeler 1971, Elise Celine 1972, Kathleen Callaghan 1980, Annie McLaughlin 2010, James Sherry 2014, Ronald West 1983, John Gemmell 1988, Frances Godfrey 1996, Patrick Begley 2005, Elizabeth Griffiths 1986, Hector Vincent 1996, Timothy McCarthy 2006, Gwen Dooley 2009, Jean Johnette 1991, Revelina Ner 2002, Thomas O’Neil 2005, Rosaline McPherson 2006, Catherine Thomson 2009, William Sims 2000, John Barber 2006, Elizabeth Kimmer 2011, Francis Conway 1978, John Mead 1984, Alfred Thurlow 1988, Andrew Malcolm 1999, Joe McGrath 2010 & Ann-Marie Duffy 2011May their souls and thesouls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.